Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles [electronic resource] : Design and Analysis with MATLABë and Simulinkë / by Ashish Tewari.

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flight Dynamic Models.-3 Control DesignTechniques -- 4 Automatic Control of Aircraft -- 5 Automatic Control of Rockets -- 6 Automatic Control of Spacecraft -- Appendix ALinear Optimal Control -- References.

Perhaps the onlyfull publicationto present a unified and straightforward introduction to the design and analysis of automatic control systems for both atmospheric and space flight vehicles, AutomaticControl of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehiclesis intended to be a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace engineering/aeronautics and astronautics departments. Covering basic control theory and design concepts, the material in the book has been specifically developed for a modern course on flight control systems, where the artificial distinction between aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft is removed. A wide variety of flight control topics are presented in a concise and easy-to-readyet rigorousmanner. The book highlights an understanding of relevant flight dynamic principles required fordesigning a flight control system, placingspecific emphasison a wealth of realistic examples and exercises that require programming. Aparticularly appealingfeature of thetext is the ready and extensive use of MATLABë/Simulinkë codes in the many solved examples illustrating flight control design and analysis; these examples give the reader hands-on experience with practical problems and make the book aneven moreuseful andilluminating tool. For convenience,all the codes used can be downloaded fromthe author's and publisherswebsites. Moreover, selected exercise solutions are provided in the text, and a full solutions manual is available to instructors online. The coverage of flight control topics in the book isfundamental rather than exhaustive, with a greater emphasis on single-variable control for astrongunderstanding of the relevant concepts. The work may therefore be used for a first courseon flight control systems. However, it also covers some advanced topicssuch as linear optimal control, nonlinear orbit plane control, and two-point boundary value problem solution for de-orbiting spacecraftimpartinga flavorof the variety found in automatic flight control, and will be of interest to experienced researchers and practitioners in aerospace and control engineering.

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